"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing the choice and receiving the rewards: Invisibility Pill x3, First-grade Enhancement Pill x3, Nine-star Dou Venerate Pill!"
Upon hearing that voice, Xiao Lang finally let out the breath he had been holding.
With the Nine-star Dou Venerate Pill, he would be able to run rampant throughout the Jia Ma Empire.
At last, he would no longer have to constantly watch his back, afraid of running into suicidal fools.
At the same time, he had obtained three Enhancement Pills. He wondered how many levels they could strengthen his exclusive weapon by.
"Alright, stay obediently inside the ring. I'll send you back tomorrow morning." As Xiao Lang spoke, he remembered something and immediately added, "Don't absorb my Dou Qi!"
"Please rest assured, Third Young Master. With the Three Souls Seven Souls Pill, I have no need to absorb anyone else's Dou Qi. I can slowly cultivate and recover my strength on my own," Old Yao said respectfully.
When facing the disciple of a Dou Emperor, even as a peak eighth-grade alchemist, he had to remain respectful. A man's reputation cast a long shadow.
Not to mention that he was now merely a wisp of a remnant soul. The other party could destroy him at any time.
More importantly, Old Yao remembered kindness. To his current self, the Three Souls Seven Souls Pill was simply far too precious. It could be said to be the foundation of his return to his peak.
"Alright, stop rambling and get in." Xiao Lang nodded impatiently. He had already completed his mission, so why would he waste words on him?
He looked exactly like a scumbag who discarded someone the moment he was done with them.
But Xiao Lang did not care in the slightest. He had been a scumbag to begin with.
He stored Old Yao in the system space, since the system space could block Old Yao's soul perception.
Xiao Lang had only learned this after proactively asking the system.
"Hm? This is actually a Spirit Gathering Ring? And such a high-grade one at that—it can even block my soul perception."
Old Yao felt his soul, along with the ring, being sealed inside a pitch-black space. He could not help but marvel, becoming even more convinced of Xiao Lang's identity.
After all, even the most ordinary Storage Ring started at nearly a hundred thousand gold coins, while high-grade Storage Rings cost millions. As for a Spirit Gathering Ring capable of opening up space within the body, it was an invaluable treasure that could not be bought even with money.
It was also an essential item for storing Heavenly Flames.
"Fortunately, I can move freely. I can also absorb the Three Souls Seven Souls Pill and recover to the Dou Emperor realm!" Old Yao's eyes shone brightly as he quickly took out the Three Souls Seven Souls Pill and began cultivating.
Outside.
Xiao Lang excitedly rubbed his hands together and took out his exclusive weapon—the Golden Glowing Club.
"I didn't expect to be able to strengthen it so soon. This is really something to look forward to."
Xiao Lang held an Enhancement Pill in one hand and the Thumping Stick in the other, his eyes full of anticipation.
"Wait, System, this won't fail to strengthen, will it?"
Xiao Lang suddenly recalled a certain Penguin game from his previous life where one had to spend money to become stronger, and immediately asked warily.
If the system's surname was Ma, then he would have to give this some serious thought.
"Don't worry. Strengthening will absolutely not fail," the system said firmly.
"That's good." Xiao Lang breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "How do I strengthen it? This is an Enhancement Pill, not a strengthening scroll, much less a strengthening furnace."
System: "Just place the pill on the item you wish to strengthen."
(Later, it was changed to Enhancement Stones. It sounds smoother, so please don't complain.)
"Got it."
Xiao Lang nodded. He did not waste any more words and immediately took out the Enhancement Pill and his exclusive weapon.
The Enhancement Pill was the same color as his exclusive weapon. It was the size of a thumbnail and gleamed with golden light.
"Strengthen!"
Xiao Lang pressed the Enhancement Pill against his Thumping Stick. Instantly, the two erupted with a brilliant golden radiance, and he even heard the sound of hammering iron beside his ear.
"Clang! Clang!"
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, strengthening successful!"
Before long, Xiao Lang heard the system prompt and eagerly opened it to take a look.
Golden Glowing Club: A weapon exclusively for thumping people unconscious. Put on a sack, swing the stick, and reap ten thousand taels of gold. Hardness: Two stars (withstanding Dou Qi through Da Dou Shi). Stun Duration: Thirty-two minutes against those of the same level or lower; sixteen minutes against those one level higher; one minute against those two levels higher. Stun Chance: One hundred percent against those of the same level or lower; fifty-one percent against those one level higher; one percent against those two levels higher.
"Are you kidding me?!"
After looking over the attributes of his strengthened weapon, Xiao Lang likewise wanted to throw this lousy stick away.
That was it?
If his precious little treasure had not instantly defeated the American Big Cigar, he might as well have used the Enhancement Pill on his precious little treasure instead.
The hardness had indeed gained one star, but it had only gone up by a single realm...
Fine, he could endure it!
After all, it had only been strengthened once. He could understand such a minor improvement.
But the stun chance and stun duration had only increased by this much too?
Even the chance and duration against enemies two levels higher had not changed at all. Wasn't this a little too Ma-like?
Didn't they say spending money made you stronger?
So your surname wasn't Ma—it was Ding, huh?
"Strengthen again!"
Xiao Lang continued using the Enhancement Pill while cursing under his breath.
After all, complaining was one thing. Once you had fallen into the trap, that was another matter entirely.
"Ding! Strengthening failed! Reason: The Enhancement Pill's grade is too low. A second-grade Enhancement Pill is required!"
"Holy shit!"
When Xiao Lang saw the words "strengthening failed," he nearly wanted to snap his Thumping Stick in half.
Fortunately, it was not an actual strengthening failure. The grade of the Enhancement Pill was simply too low.
"It already needs a second-grade Enhancement Pill after only one strengthening? Isn't that way too expensive?"
Xiao Lang's heart ached.
Especially when he thought about how many first-grade Enhancement Pills it would take to reach +15.
It really was surnamed Ding.
After all, level fifteen gems in Fantasy Westward Journey cost tens of thousands of RMB—and could still fail!
Fortunately, the system had said it would not fail, which made Xiao Lang feel a little more balanced.
After fusing two first-grade Enhancement Pills into a second-grade Enhancement Pill, Xiao Lang strengthened it again.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, strengthening successful!"
As the flashing golden light faded, the Golden Glowing Club seemed somewhat different.
Although aside from glowing gold, it looked like a broken wooden stick picked up off the ground, it... really was just a broken wooden stick.
It simply glowed.
Xiao Lang checked its attributes again.
Golden Glowing Club: A weapon exclusively for thumping people unconscious. Put on a sack, swing the stick, and reap ten thousand taels of gold. Hardness: Three stars (withstanding Dou Qi through Dou Ling). Stun Duration: Thirty-five minutes against those of the same level or lower; eighteen minutes against those one level higher; two minutes against those two levels higher. Stun Chance: One hundred percent against those of the same level or lower; fifty-five percent against those one level higher; two percent against those two levels higher.
"..."
After reading it, Xiao Lang's mouth twitched.
At least the stun duration and stun chance against enemies two levels higher had finally increased.
Though it was only one minute and one percent, it still allowed Xiao Lang to see hope.
As long as he raised the strengthening level, he might be able to increase the stun chance!
"Ding! Detected that Xiao Yan will see Xiao Yu bathing this afternoon. Choice triggered!"
Just as Xiao Lang was preparing to inspect the detailed effects of the Dou Venerate Pill and the Invisibility Pill, the system's voice rang out again.
This choice immediately made Xiao Lang's eyes light up—more accurately, they were practically glowing.
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